16 Ways to Grow an Innovative Ecosytem

There are thousands of startups in Silicon Valley and in clusters in other major cities, but the majority of them don’t get past the Series A stage. Even fewer of them go on to become the “unicorn” companies with valuations in the billions and with global clout.

Earlier this year Marc Andreessen, one of my favorite investors and a renowned serial entrepreneur in his own right, published sixteen ideas on Twitter how to expand the number of stand-out startups over time. Below is a roundup of those tweets:

0/Sixteen somewhat-less obvious ideas for how to expand the # of “unicorn” great tech startups over time — per query by @trengriffin!

Which ones do you feel Marc nailed? What did he miss? Let us know in the Facebook comments box. We plan to summarize and feature some responses in another upcoming blog article, so get your voice heard!

Asian market product and partnership strategist. Transforming domestic successes into nimble global businesses. Operating at the intersection between creativity and analytics. Cross-pollinator between borders, industries and teams. Working everyday to distribute the future more widely. As seen on Twitter @wagner_tim